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LPG showed you the gloves now we have the arm guards and arm pads.
Boathouse Sports, a Philadelphia-based manufacturer of custom team athletic apparel, announced that it will partner with professional lacrosse players John Christmas (Boston Cannons) and Eric Gregg (Philadelphia Barrage) on their groundbreaking LEAPS (Lacrosse, Education, Attitude, Perseverance and Success) initiative to give under served youth in the greater Philadelphia area, the opportunity to learn and play the sport of lacrosse.
(Syracuse, NY) – Lacrosse has hit the mainstream. After years of living in the shadows, it's now front and center in the sports world and growing at exponential rates from the youth level upward. The rapid growth has led to the formation of many new companies, mainly equipment manufacturers and retailers. However a new company has come on the scene and taken a new angle on the lacrosse market – in fashion.
Former Boys Latin Laker and current Georgetown attackman, David Shriver, talks to LPG about his new gear from Nike and Brine.
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Status Flow has released their Fall line for 2009. Recognized for its distinctive Mid-Atlantic style, the collection epitomizes both the ambitious East Coast culture and the carefree lacrosse lifestyle. More pictures after the jump.
If you haven’t heard of Lax Timer yet you may hear a lot about it in the upcoming season. Lax Timer, developed by a father/son duo, is a Windows based program to time a lacrosse game, control the main game time, and up to 6 penalty timers with one button. Lax Timer will virtually leave the game management from the scorer’s table flawless as well as reduce the room for human error. In other words: game management just got simpler. Check out the interview after the jump.
BALTIMORE — US Lacrosse has selected Warrior Lacrosse as the official equipment and apparel supplier to the U.S. men's national teams program. This is a six-year agreement between the two organizations to work together on a number of initiatives to promote Team USA and the sport of lacrosse. The Warrior sponsorship covers both the 2010 and 2014 U.S. men’s senior teams as well as the 2012 U.S. men’s under-19 team.
Back in August, LPG broke the story on an NLL All Star Series in Australia. The teams have just been announced and it looks like it's going to be a nice show. The teams consist of Gary Gait, Mark Steenhuis, Geoff Snider, John Grant Jr and Brodie Merrill to name a few. Meet the players after the jump.
MLL Pro and former Hofstra standout, Brett Moyer, spills the details on his custom cleats for the upcoming Hawaii tournament.
You may have heard rumblings about a new movie in the works called 'Transition'. Based on the true story of the younger brother of Anthony Bradford (writer/producer), the film follows a high school star who battles cancer to regain a spot on his varsity team. The soundtrack features Mikey Powell, who contributed a collection of his songs for the film. “This isn’t just a lacrosse film, but the film also has the purpose to raise awareness of Pediatric Cancer,” says Bradford.
Transition Official Trailer from Priceless Productions on Vimeo.
Lacrosse Playground recently interviewed Stefan Craine, the creator and founder, of the B-Lax Blast. The Blast is essentially a "regulation lacrosse ball attached to a cord that attaches to any stick." Once the Blast is latched on to the head you toss the ball and the ball retracts back to your pocket. Check out the video and more info from the B-Lax creator himself on why he felt it was necessary to develop this product.
